Green Peas Pulav

Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1 Measure
• Green Peas - Half measure
• Green Chilies - 6-7
• Onion - 1 big
• Cashews - 10-15
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1sp
• Cinnamon - 1inch
• Clove - 5-6
• Cardamom- 2-3
• Coconut Milk - 1/2 cup
• Mustard seed - 1/4 sp
• Oil - 3sp
• Ghee - 4-5 sp
• Salt - As per taste (around a sp)
• Grated Coconut - 3-4sp

Pre - preparation:

• Wash Rice and drain excess water.
• Cut Onion and Green chilies length wise
• Grate Coconut and squeeze coconut milk ready or you can buy ready coconut milk from stores.
• Now its green peas season, peel and keep ready a bowl of fresh green peas.

To Proceed:

• Turn on the flame, add oil and ghee to a thick bottom pressure cooker.
• Once oil is hot, add Mustard seed, allow to splutter.
• Add Cinnamon, Clove and Cardamom fry for a while.
• Add Green Chili and Cashews fry until Cashews are light brown in color.
• Add Ginger, Garlic Paste, Onion and fry until they are transparent.Add green peas and continue to fry.
• Add washed rice and fry for 3-4 mins.
• Add Coconut milk and water. For 1 measure of rice 2 measure of water, that includes coconut milk too.
• Add Salt to taste cover the lid and cook for 2-3  whistles. Once the pressure goes off, remove the lid, add grated coconut, mix well and serve hot.